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Remains of Four WWII Airmen Recovered After 80 Years
On March 11, 1944, the WWII bomber "Heaven Can Wait" crashed off New Guinea, killing all 11 aboard; after an extensive 12-year investigation by relatives and a deep-sea recovery mission, the remains of four crew members—Staff Sgt. Eugene Darrigan, 2nd Lt. Thomas Kelly, 1st Lt. Herbert Tennyson, and ...
Remains of Four WWII Airmen Recovered After 80 Years
On March 11, 1944, the WWII bomber "Heaven Can Wait" crashed off New Guinea, killing all 11 aboard; after an extensive 12-year investigation by relatives and a deep-sea recovery mission, the remains of four crew members—Staff Sgt. Eugene Darrigan, 2nd Lt. Thomas Kelly, 1st Lt. Herbert Tennyson, and ...
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Death of Marcel Ophuls: Legacy of "The Sorrow and the Pity
Marcel Ophuls, famed documentary filmmaker, died; his seminal work, "The Sorrow and the Pity" (1969), a four-and-a-half-hour film exploring French collaboration with the Nazis during WWII, initially rejected by French TV, gained an Oscar nomination and challenged France's self-perception of wartime ...
Death of Marcel Ophuls: Legacy of "The Sorrow and the Pity
Marcel Ophuls, famed documentary filmmaker, died; his seminal work, "The Sorrow and the Pity" (1969), a four-and-a-half-hour film exploring French collaboration with the Nazis during WWII, initially rejected by French TV, gained an Oscar nomination and challenged France's self-perception of wartime ...
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48% Bias Score
Annabel Cole (1921-2023): A Life of Activism and Resilience
Annabel Cole, who died aged 101, had a life marked by experiences in France, WWII service in the WAAF, teaching, and prominent anti-nuclear activism, including an arrest at Greenham Common.
Annabel Cole (1921-2023): A Life of Activism and Resilience
Annabel Cole, who died aged 101, had a life marked by experiences in France, WWII service in the WAAF, teaching, and prominent anti-nuclear activism, including an arrest at Greenham Common.
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Headstones of Two Jewish WWII Soldiers Corrected in Italy
Operation Benjamin corrected the religious markers on the headstones of two Jewish World War II soldiers, Ben Zion Bernstein and Paul Singer, buried in the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Italy, after they were mistakenly buried under Latin crosses for over 80 years.
Headstones of Two Jewish WWII Soldiers Corrected in Italy
Operation Benjamin corrected the religious markers on the headstones of two Jewish World War II soldiers, Ben Zion Bernstein and Paul Singer, buried in the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Italy, after they were mistakenly buried under Latin crosses for over 80 years.
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20% Bias Score
Holocaust Survivor Recounts Experiences in Nazi-Occupied France
Ninety-four-year-old Solange Lebovitz, a Holocaust survivor from France who now lives in Pittsburgh, recounts her experiences of hiding from Nazi persecution during World War II, highlighting the collaboration of the Vichy French government with the Nazis and emphasizing the importance of rememberin...
Holocaust Survivor Recounts Experiences in Nazi-Occupied France
Ninety-four-year-old Solange Lebovitz, a Holocaust survivor from France who now lives in Pittsburgh, recounts her experiences of hiding from Nazi persecution during World War II, highlighting the collaboration of the Vichy French government with the Nazis and emphasizing the importance of rememberin...
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Ravensbrück: A Film Retells the Untold Story of Women in Nazi Concentration Camp
A new film, "Each of Us," will tell the story of four women imprisoned in Ravensbrück, the Nazi concentration camp for women, detailing the atrocities they faced from 1939 to 1945, including forced labor, medical experiments, and murder, until the camp's liberation in April 1945.
Ravensbrück: A Film Retells the Untold Story of Women in Nazi Concentration Camp
A new film, "Each of Us," will tell the story of four women imprisoned in Ravensbrück, the Nazi concentration camp for women, detailing the atrocities they faced from 1939 to 1945, including forced labor, medical experiments, and murder, until the camp's liberation in April 1945.
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44% Bias Score
Soviet Partisan Movement: Organized Warfare, Not Spontaneous Resistance
Newly declassified documents reveal that the Soviet partisan movement during WWII was a highly organized military force, contrary to common misconceptions of poorly equipped civilian groups; examples include the Bryansk partisan detachment and the establishment of multiple partisan republics.
Soviet Partisan Movement: Organized Warfare, Not Spontaneous Resistance
Newly declassified documents reveal that the Soviet partisan movement during WWII was a highly organized military force, contrary to common misconceptions of poorly equipped civilian groups; examples include the Bryansk partisan detachment and the establishment of multiple partisan republics.
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40% Bias Score
Documentary Filmmaker Marcel Ophüls Dies at 97
Marcel Ophüls, a renowned documentary filmmaker known for his incisive critiques of history, died at 97; his 1971 film, "The Sorrow and the Pity," a four-hour-plus documentary challenging the narrative of French Resistance during WWII, was banned from French television for a decade.
Documentary Filmmaker Marcel Ophüls Dies at 97
Marcel Ophüls, a renowned documentary filmmaker known for his incisive critiques of history, died at 97; his 1971 film, "The Sorrow and the Pity," a four-hour-plus documentary challenging the narrative of French Resistance during WWII, was banned from French television for a decade.
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Operation Benjamin Corrects Headstones of Jewish WWII Soldiers
Operation Benjamin corrected the religious markers on the headstones of two Jewish World War II soldiers, Ben Zion Bernstein and Paul Singer, buried in the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Italy, after their families, some of whom never knew details of their deaths or faith, participated in ceremoni...
Operation Benjamin Corrects Headstones of Jewish WWII Soldiers
Operation Benjamin corrected the religious markers on the headstones of two Jewish World War II soldiers, Ben Zion Bernstein and Paul Singer, buried in the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Italy, after their families, some of whom never knew details of their deaths or faith, participated in ceremoni...
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16% Bias Score
Bremen Kunsthalle's 17th-Century Drawing Raises Provenance Concerns
The Bremen Kunsthalle's investigation into a 17th-century drawing revealed it was purchased for 20 Reichsmarks in 1938 by the museum's janitor, August Jatho, raising concerns about its provenance and the possibility of forced sale from Jewish ownership during the Nazi era.
Bremen Kunsthalle's 17th-Century Drawing Raises Provenance Concerns
The Bremen Kunsthalle's investigation into a 17th-century drawing revealed it was purchased for 20 Reichsmarks in 1938 by the museum's janitor, August Jatho, raising concerns about its provenance and the possibility of forced sale from Jewish ownership during the Nazi era.
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44% Bias Score
Himmler's Capture and Suicide
Captured while disguised as a sergeant, Heinrich Himmler, Hitler's right-hand man, committed suicide using a cyanide capsule on May 23, 1945, at British Second Army headquarters in northern Germany after his identity was revealed by a distinctive stamp on his false documents.
Himmler's Capture and Suicide
Captured while disguised as a sergeant, Heinrich Himmler, Hitler's right-hand man, committed suicide using a cyanide capsule on May 23, 1945, at British Second Army headquarters in northern Germany after his identity was revealed by a distinctive stamp on his false documents.
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32% Bias Score
Restored Dutch Synagogues: Remembrance and Resilience 80 Years After WWII
Eighty years after the end of World War II, two restored Dutch synagogues, Uilenburger in Amsterdam and Sliedrecht in the south, stand as reminders of the Holocaust, hosting events, and preserving the memory of the decimated Jewish communities while adapting to current needs.
Restored Dutch Synagogues: Remembrance and Resilience 80 Years After WWII
Eighty years after the end of World War II, two restored Dutch synagogues, Uilenburger in Amsterdam and Sliedrecht in the south, stand as reminders of the Holocaust, hosting events, and preserving the memory of the decimated Jewish communities while adapting to current needs.
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24% Bias Score
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